A four-season historic wilderness resort at the top of the Keweenaw, est. in 1934
For about a year, the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge has been hosting night sky photography workshops on or near the date of the new moon each month. This month’s workshop was the first, following our designation the Keweenaw Dark Sky Park, by the International Dark-Sky Association – for which the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge serves as the …
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May 28-29, 2022 saw another great year for the Back 9 Endurance Run. 33 runners came out to enjoy the trails and challenge themselves in the beautiful wilderness at the top of the Keweenaw for the 2022 Back 9 Endurance Run. The race began promptly at 8:00 AM with a countdown by the race director, …
Starting the week of June 13th, dining services will be scaled back for the dining room and more focused. Dinners in the historic dining room at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge will be for reserved private dinners during the 2022 summer-fall season, where the Lodge’s chef will be able to focus on each individual group one-at-a-time. …
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The winter season of 2021-2022 was the second season of winter operations for the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge since new ownership took over in the fall of 2018 (and the 4th winter since the Lodge opened in 1934). The golf course-side cabins were available for guests to rent (13 structures, 16 keys) and the lodge building …
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Wishing everyone a joyous Mother’s Day 2022! Our dining services will have a special Mother’s Day Sunday meal on May 8th in the dining room. Hours: 12pm – 3pm (last sitting is at 2pm). The Dining Room does require reservations. You can call (906) 289-4403 ext. 3 to make your reservation. Below is the Mother’s Day …
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Photographing the auroras (also referred to as the “northern lights”) can be a challenging hobby in the lower 48 states of the United States. To be successful you have to have patience, diligence and most importantly the ability to stay up late or get up really, really early. Timing is be a big factor, not …
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Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter holiday! Our dining services will have a special Easter Sunday meal on April 17th in the dining room. Hours: 12pm – 3pm (last sitting is at 2pm). The Dining Room does require reservations. You can call (906) 289-4403 ext. 3 to make your reservation. Below is a description for each …
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Our most recent photography workshop in our series focusing on photographing the northern lights was another success. We had five people participate in the session (the limit for this session was 6 people). The unique benefit that participants gained from this workshop was that there were four professional photographers on hand to help answer questions: …
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The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge’s concept of rustic worldly food provides an unlimited canvas for a chef to paint a culinary masterpiece. Painters know that before a brush touches the canvas a sketch must first be drawn. In the kitchen, before a recipe is finalized, the chef must test different flavors and textures to see if …
Finally…after a long time of planning and prep work, I have gotten the Lodge’s iNaturalist project up and running. iNaturalist (a joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society) is a one of the world’s most popular nature apps. It helps people identify plants and animals and connects them with …
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